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Homerswood Primary and Nursery School

Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 7RFPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Oct 2024
KS2 Results
67%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
24 1st-choice / 29 places
Ranking
#5,296
of 13,686 nationally

About Homerswood Primary and Nursery School

Homerswood Primary and Nursery School in Welwyn Hatfield holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent inspection in October 2024, a grade it has maintained since its previous inspection in 2019. The most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stands at 67 per cent. That is three percentage points above the Hertfordshire local authority average of 64 per cent, placing the school 153rd out of 401 primary schools in the county. Within the Welwyn Hatfield borough specifically, it ranks 15th out of 34 schools on this measure, putting it in the top half locally. The school’s overall ranking score of 67 places it in the top 50 nationally, though it sits some way behind the top-performing local primaries like Little Gaddesden and Harvey Road, which both score 100.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressKirklands, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn Hatfield, AL8 7RF
HeadteacherMica Kettle
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils213
Free School Meals (FSM)24.6%
School Capacity213 / 236 (90% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

15 Oct 2024
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 21 Nov 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:55

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: homerswood.herts.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Homerswood Primary and Nursery School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.